- December 23, 2016
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One event required building a weight-bearing, wooden structure to hold a bucket filled with as much sand as possible.
Dr. Phillips High teammates Angelica Sandulescu and Frederick Hornberger carefully set up their experiment.
Dr. Phillips High student Asha Prosper concentrated on her water-quality test.
David Flores and Marcos Barrios represented Dr. Phillips High as they took a test on assessing water quality.
Bridgewater Middle students Megan Bell and Dylan Cygul worked hard in their crime-scene investigation.
Narcoossee Middle students Nora Lafrenz and Lexi Baldwin performed litmus tests.
Amit Prasad and Parshua Patel, Seminole Science Charter School students, started a test run of their rollercoaster.
This event required students to build models of proteins prior to the competition.
Many teams from Olympia High competed in the fossil-identification event.
Aleena Samy and Fareea Baksh dabbled in chemistry as they represented Olympia High.
Olympia High students Mira Saldanha and Yash Khat measured chemicals.
Yash Khat, an Olympia High student, was intent on the task at hand during his chemistry event.
OCOEE It wasn’t uncommon to see a group of students decked out in lab coats hurry toward their next event, science equipment in hand, during the Central Florida Regional Science Olympiad competition on Saturday, Jan. 19. Held this year at Ocoee High, the competition is for middle- and high-school students. The student teams compete in 23 different events, and top teams at the regional event advanced to the state level to join winners from six other regions. Events included identifying fossils, completing a crime-scene investigation, testing water quality, building the perfect glider and even engineering roller coasters.
